Don't be taken in by holiday prize scams
Mon, 09 Jan 2006
Consumers are being urged not to fall for scam competitions which promise prizes of luxury holidays.
A survey by Which? discovered that around five million Brits have fallen for financial scams which promise high-value prizes and returns.
In particular, many people respond to automated high-premium rate telephone numbers that promise expensive holidays or high-tech gadgets. One Briton in three has received such a call and two million people responded.
"The con artists who run these scams are experts in fooling people into parting with their money. Unfortunately, it's rare to get something for nothing - if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," said Which? editor Malcolm Coles.
He added: "Avoid giving them the information they need by checking thoroughly before confirming email addresses or giving bank account details to anybody you don't know." 
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